Vulnerability CVE-2021-24962
Published: 2022-03-28

Description:
The WordPress File Upload Free and Pro WordPress plugins before 4.16.3 allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform path traversal via a shortcode argument, which can then be used to upload a PHP code disguised as an image inside the auto-loaded directory of the plugin, resulting in arbitrary code execution.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.5/10
6.4/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Iptanus -> Wordpress file upload 
Iptanus -> Wordpress file upload pro 

 References:
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7a95b3f2-285e-40e3-aead-41932c207623
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2677722
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